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Professor William L. Dudley, between 1889 and 1908
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Title
Professor
William
L
.
Dudley
,
between
1889
and
1908
Personal name
Dudley
,
W
.
L
.
(William
Lofland)
,
1859-1914
Corporate name
Vanderbilt University--History--Sources
Topical entry
Education
Colleges and Universities
Sports & Recreation
Scientists--Tennessee--Nashville
College teachers--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
A
cabinet
card
portrait
photograph
of
Dr
.
W
.
L
.
Dudley
, a
distinguished
scientist
,
lecturer
, and
head
of the
Department
of
Chemistry
,
Vanderbilt
University
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
.
Dudley
was
born
in
1859
in
Covington
,
Kentucky
. He
earned
his
undergraduate
degree
in
1880
from the
University
of
Cincinnati
.
Dudley
served
as a
Commissioner
of the
Cincinnati
Industrial
Exposition
from
1881
to
1885
. He
earned
an
honorary
degree
of
Doctor
of
Medicine
at
Miami
Medical
College
in
1885
,
where
he
held
a
position
as
demonstrator
of
chemistry
. He
continued
his
distinguished
career
at
Vanderbilt
University
from
1886
until
his
retirement
in
1912
. In
addition
to his
scientific
research
and
contributions
, the
professor
was also
very
dedicated
to the
advancement
of
college
athletics
and
served
as
president
of the
Southern
Intercollegiate
Athletic
Association
from its
inception
in
1894
until
his
death
in
1914
.
Dudley
Field
, in the
sports
history
of
Vanderbilt
University
, was
named
in his
honor
. In
addition
to his
work
in the
SIAA
,
Dudley
helped
establish
the
Vanderbilt
Athletic
Association
and was the
organizer
and
president
of the
University
Club
. The
verso
of this
cabinet
card
features
the
W
.
G
. and A.
J
.
Thuss
Photographic
Art
Studio
logo
, with an
address
at
228
&
230
N
.
Cherry
St.
,
McGavock
Block
,
Nashville
,
Tenn
.
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
.
1
cabinet
card
photograph
:
sepia
;
4.25
x
6.25
in.
Creator
W
.
G
. and A.
J
.
Thuss
Photographic
Art
Studio
(Photographer)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
between
1889
and
1908
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
P-4458
Relation
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
Coverage
1880-1889; 1890-1889; 1900-1909
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
Closed Stacks P-4458
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